【Beginning】
Thrud left her commando on the battlefield without looking back. She wished to go to the glacier to help her father, but sadness filled her heart when she thought of her father embarking on another expedition soon.
- Thrud: ‘I should first find a place to rest and then head to Asgard to submit my resignation from the army to Lord Odin.
As night fell, Thrud sped up her steps, hoping to get out of the wild faster. Her hammer was shimmering with Light elements. She soon arrived at a small village that was surrounded by withered plants and no trees stood. Just as she stepped into the village, she heard a woman’s scream of fear. She ran to the source of the sound, only to see a Demon soldier behead a woman with his sharp blade.
- Thrud: How could this be… Darned Demons!
Thrud almost could not believe what happened before her eyes — she witnessed the death of an innocent woman. Her heart filled with rage as she was not only angry at the Demon soldier, but also at herself. She gathered all her strength and struck the Demon soldier with her hammer. Unable to dodge the powerful attack, the soldier was struck to death with his brains splattered across the ground.
- Thrud: Darned Demons… Darned Demons! Why wasn't I able to save her life… I have brought shame upon my father's reputation…
- Thrud: ...Leaves? There isn’t a single tree here. Why are there leaves on his body? Is he... one of the soldiers who was supposed to ambush us before?
A sense of fear gripped Thrud as this idea hit her. She recalled the recent battle and how the Demon army arranged an ambush in the forest. It was highly possible that the Demon soldiers of the ambush took advantage of the fierce battle and successfully fled. She just caught one of them; there were still many on the run…
While Thrud was contemplating over this matter, another scream interrupted her. Thrud ran to the scream's location, but only to witness a Demon soldier kill another innocent person. Again, she was too late.
- Thrud: ‘They scatter all over the place and I do not even know the exact number. It is impossible for me to wipe them out alone…’
- Thrud: ‘I am sorry, father. Your daughter is such an incapable…’
Then, another scream broke the silence again…
【Before Battles】
- Thrud: Well, I guess I have no choice but to follow the screams.
【After Battles】
- Thrud: Why are you here?!
【End】
Again, Thrud hurried to the next location. To her surprise, the first group of people she saw was her companions — the team members of her commando! A few Demon soldiers lied dead on the ground, with some of their bodies trodden by the warriors of her team.
- Warrior: I am sorry, Lady Thrud. We still want you as our leader, so we secretly followed you…
- Warrior: Other teammates are also searching for the Demons. We will soon exterminate them all.
- Thrud: No. I should be the one apologizing. My willfulness has let everyone down… And I cannot even save a few villagers…
- Warrior: Lady Thrud, your concerns for the deceased and your self-reflection already prove that,
- Warrior: Lord Odin has made the right decision of selecting you as a valkyrie.
Odin had said to Thrud before: “you have yet to comprehend the purpose of valkyries’ existence, but I am sure you will understand it in the future.”
Odin’s words echoed in Thrud’s head. She gazed at the hammer in her hand and then looked at the warriors of the commando. She finally realized that she was no longer the same — not only was she Thor’s daughter, but she was also a valkyrie of the Northern Alliance, who bore the responsibility of rescuing people in the realm.